Cryo-EM structure of a conjugative T4SS identifies a molecular switch regulating pilus biogenesis
Waksman, G.; MACE, K.
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Conjugative Type IV Secretion Systems (T4SS) mediate bacterial conjugation, a process that enables the unidirectional exchange of genetic materials between a donor and a recipient bacterial cell. Bacterial conjugation is the primary means by which antibiotic resistance genes spread among bacterial populations (Barlow, 2009; Virolle et al, 2020). Conjugative T4SSs elaborate a long extracellular filament, termed "pilus" to connect with the recipient cell. Previously, we solved the cryo-EM structure of a conjugative T4SS. In this article, based on additional data, we present a more complete T4SS cryo-EM structure than that published earlier. Novel structural features include details of the mismatch symmetry within the OMCC, the presence of a 4th VirB8 subunit in the asymmetric unit of both the Arches and the IMC, and a hydrophobic VirB5 tip in the distal end of the stalk. However, more significantly, we provide previously-undescribed structural insights into the protein VirB10 and identify a novel regulation mechanism of T4SS-mediated pilus biogenesis by this protein, that we believe is a key checkpoint for this process.
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